The musicals of Stephen Sondheim often feature mature women as supporting and leading characters. Many writers have speculated that the composer, having had a tumultuous relationship with his own mother, worked out some of these issues in his musicals. His female characters of a certain age are often flawed characters – the degree of the flaw depends on the story.
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Let’s go to the movies (or turn on the TV)!
The focus of my upcoming book (I’m so excited saying those three words – my upcoming book) is on musical theatre repertoire for women of a certain age. So, obviously, I’ve been doing a lot of research about theatrical productions. But I came to the realization that I’m overlooking a few other excellent sources ofContinue reading “Let’s go to the movies (or turn on the TV)!”
Be a GOAT
Several years ago, videos of goats screaming like people hit the internet and became an obsession. People shared the videos of the goats just plain screaming, or cross-cut them into videos of people singing opera or missing a high note in “Let it go” in Times Square on New Year’s Eve (you know who you are,Continue reading “Be a GOAT”